Bangor vs Lawton

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Lawton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bangor and Lawton are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bangor has the higher population (2,113 vs 2,056 in Lawton). Lawton has the higher median household income ($54,718 vs $50,714 in Bangor). Lawton has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $106,800 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Lawton
Population	2,113	2,056
Median age	30.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$54,718
Median home value	$106,800	$159,100
Median gross rent	$629	$824
Housing units	770	899
Homeownership rate	61.1%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Lawton
Population	1,860 → 2,113 (+13.6%)	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)
Median household income	$39,122 → $50,714 (+29.6%)	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $106,800 (+32.8%)	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)

Bangor

Population

1,8602,113

Median household income

$39,122$50,714

Median home value

$80,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$663$629

Lawton

Population

1,5702,056

Median household income

$48,171$54,718

Median home value

$104,600$159,100

Median gross rent

$628$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Lawton
Under 5	9.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	8.9%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	15.5%
75 and over	5.3%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Lawton
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	86.2%
Black or African American	5.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Lawton
No high school diploma	23.4%	7.5%
High school graduate	36.5%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Lawton
Drove alone	67.3%	82.6%
Carpooled	14.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Lawton
1-unit, detached	66.6%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	11.3%
20 or more units	2.3%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Lawton
Poverty rate	15.6%	17.1%
Average household size	2.90	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1963	1972